Hey Dimus. I didn't think you were expecting those things. The first part of this post was in conversation with the other posters who were wanting the dry salt lake, etc. Only the bit about fearing there won't be a FTX Greece anytime soon was the bit I was addressing to you with an apology. I know you've long wanted better scenery for your homeland.
ORBX Global Released [Payware]
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Hey Dimus. I didn't think you were expecting those things. The first part of this post was in conversation with the other posters who were wanting the dry salt lake, etc. Only the bit about fearing there won't be a FTX Greece anytime soon was the bit I was addressing to you with an apology. I know you've long wanted better scenery for your homeland.
dandog
Charter Member
I think I understand where FTX Global fits into the whole FS scene. If you want to upgrade your FSX textures and autogen, then this is the way to go. If your FSX set-up is going to be photo real based, then stick with GEX (their textures are derived from photo real material). You can use the UTX and Scenery Tech products with either FTX or GEX. The competition between the two is whether you are going to go texture/autogen or photo real. In that sense, they are two very different products. That would be my two cents, but the US dollar is taking a beating, so its a little less.
Daniel
Daniel
I think the FTX Global textures are sourced from photos as well. And ultimately, both are synthetic textures compared to phototerrain. The choice is more about which rendition you like.
Paul Anderson
Charter Member
Probably not the place to ask, but have had Flightsim store chat window open for over an hour without response.
Realize most are probably sleeping there now in Australia, anyone know if they have 24 hour chat coverage?
I ordered FTX Global, didn't remember until after that I had let my Paypal account lapse, reordered with my Visa card number.
Both show pending status.
I doubt Paypal would reactivate my account without contacting first, but I opened the chat window at Flightsim store to ask the Paypal order to be cancelled and process the Visa order.
Called my bank to see if 'bank transfer method' would be automatic, the gal didn't know.
Been a couple hours now, am I just impatient?
I have made a couple purchases there previously and had no difficulties.
Realize most are probably sleeping there now in Australia, anyone know if they have 24 hour chat coverage?
I ordered FTX Global, didn't remember until after that I had let my Paypal account lapse, reordered with my Visa card number.
Both show pending status.
I doubt Paypal would reactivate my account without contacting first, but I opened the chat window at Flightsim store to ask the Paypal order to be cancelled and process the Visa order.
Called my bank to see if 'bank transfer method' would be automatic, the gal didn't know.
Been a couple hours now, am I just impatient?
I have made a couple purchases there previously and had no difficulties.
Thanks Jan! Your images really give a good impression how our country look in ORBX. How does our coast look. As I lived all my live near the nice sandy beaches, I was really disappointed how our cost line looked in FSX. NL2000 did solve this problem, but there is no autogen in NL2000.
Cheers,
Huub
Cheers,
Huub
Paul Anderson
Charter Member
I ordered through their product link which takes you to the flightsim store.
I tried online chat for over an hour again this morning, no response.
I tried emailing again, no reply. (although would have been around midnight their time)
Wonder if it's the backup disc that is delaying the processing.
Guess I'll just check the order status for a few days before pursuing further.
olderndirt
Charter Member
What's with the green stuff in the US desert southwest? Posted a query at Orbx.
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Ok, Rob and Huub, fasten your seatbelts for a trip along the dutch coast in our legendary Uiver. She happend to be still at EHTX were she participated in a display show so let's take it from there.
The weather looks uhhh... 'adventuresk' but we'll have broodjes kaas en kroket to keep us happy.
:
Texel:
Egmond aan Zee:
IJmuiden:
Approaching Zandvoort:
The lighter colored areas on the beach are signs of 'the dunes' actually being volumetric (if that is the correct expression..) Not really noticeable from the air but if viewed from the sea or beach you'll get another example of how much effort Orbx has put into FTXGlobal to serve even the smallest country. Personally i think this is quite amazing for a global scenery package. If i'm not mistaking '3D dunes' ,atleast for our country, are a first in FS. :
Needed a refill so we stopped over at EHRD. Onwards:
Getting late as we approach de Maasvlakte:
One more turn over de Maasvlakte, harbors and Nieuwe Waterweg in the purple haze and we'll be heading back to Schiphol:
This concludes our trip along the FTXG dutch coast. Hope you liked it and broodjes kaas en kroket too.:
Aju Paraplu,
Jan
The weather looks uhhh... 'adventuresk' but we'll have broodjes kaas en kroket to keep us happy.
:
Texel:
Egmond aan Zee:
IJmuiden:
Approaching Zandvoort:
The lighter colored areas on the beach are signs of 'the dunes' actually being volumetric (if that is the correct expression..) Not really noticeable from the air but if viewed from the sea or beach you'll get another example of how much effort Orbx has put into FTXGlobal to serve even the smallest country. Personally i think this is quite amazing for a global scenery package. If i'm not mistaking '3D dunes' ,atleast for our country, are a first in FS. :
Needed a refill so we stopped over at EHRD. Onwards:
Getting late as we approach de Maasvlakte:
One more turn over de Maasvlakte, harbors and Nieuwe Waterweg in the purple haze and we'll be heading back to Schiphol:
This concludes our trip along the FTXG dutch coast. Hope you liked it and broodjes kaas en kroket too.:
Aju Paraplu,
Jan
A new strain of algae? Moss? Fungus? LOL!
greenie
SOH-CM-2022
I get a bit hot under the collar at these kind of cheap shots . Orbx need to be congratuled , we now have a new .
standard of "default" .
Here is a picture in Death Valley around Furnace Creek , .....moss, algie ?
Crusader
SOH-CM-2022
A few SEA comparison pics and a few others
First of , just fooling around , trying to discover some of the changes that FTX Global has made to one of my favorite places to fly in , Xavier's Vietnam War Project scenery in SEA . I readily admit , I'm not a very good screenshot taker . The two F8's (FSX) were at 35L-Danang) , The Bird Dog(P3D), was at a similar position at 35L , with FTX Global. What a difference when you look at the mountains in the background . They even throw in some rice paddies here and there . FTX Global has transformed SEA IMO. No baron hillsides and mountains and scrub looking terrain . I threw in a few pics of the real " Rock Pile ", NE of Khe Sanh . I am reasonably sure that this is it as depicted in the Sim . I followed Hwy 9 until it made a sharp , 90 degree turn to the right (as shown in the poor map I attached)
Just having fun this morning . I really like FTX Global .When some of their Open LC becomes available , it will be absolutely outstanding . I think land class will be the key to put ORBX's FTX where it's suppose to be . From what I've read on their site , it(LC) will contain some of it's own unique textures . ( http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/61436-ftx-global-openlc-worldwide-areas-rollout-plan-details/)
Rich
First of , just fooling around , trying to discover some of the changes that FTX Global has made to one of my favorite places to fly in , Xavier's Vietnam War Project scenery in SEA . I readily admit , I'm not a very good screenshot taker . The two F8's (FSX) were at 35L-Danang) , The Bird Dog(P3D), was at a similar position at 35L , with FTX Global. What a difference when you look at the mountains in the background . They even throw in some rice paddies here and there . FTX Global has transformed SEA IMO. No baron hillsides and mountains and scrub looking terrain . I threw in a few pics of the real " Rock Pile ", NE of Khe Sanh . I am reasonably sure that this is it as depicted in the Sim . I followed Hwy 9 until it made a sharp , 90 degree turn to the right (as shown in the poor map I attached)
Just having fun this morning . I really like FTX Global .When some of their Open LC becomes available , it will be absolutely outstanding . I think land class will be the key to put ORBX's FTX where it's suppose to be . From what I've read on their site , it(LC) will contain some of it's own unique textures . ( http://www.orbxsystems.com/forum/topic/61436-ftx-global-openlc-worldwide-areas-rollout-plan-details/)
Rich
Jan,
I read a recent post by John Venema over on the Orbx Forum to the effect that the NL2000 (freeware) scenery for the Netherlands was of sufficient quality that Orbx does not have any intention to produce a competitive payware Region version. You, of course, are showcasing here the FTX Global texture product which was just released. My question to you is did you have the underlying NL2000 sceneries installed when you made your screenshots above and if so, how did you have them layered relative to the FTX Global scenery in the scenery.cfg file?
Stan V
Thanks for the safe flight Captain Jan!
Away from the coast our country looks quite natural in ORBX and the owns and villages are definitely huge improvement. But although I'm glad there is at least a beach with sand textures, it doesn't really look like out coast.
Obviously ORBX is a huge improvement, but for my region not yet the final solution. I think you convinced me to make the switch to ORBX, but I might keep NL2000 installed.....
Thanks again,
Huub
edit: Thanks for the update Stan, I had not seen that yet.
Away from the coast our country looks quite natural in ORBX and the owns and villages are definitely huge improvement. But although I'm glad there is at least a beach with sand textures, it doesn't really look like out coast.
Obviously ORBX is a huge improvement, but for my region not yet the final solution. I think you convinced me to make the switch to ORBX, but I might keep NL2000 installed.....
Thanks again,
Huub
edit: Thanks for the update Stan, I had not seen that yet.
Paul Anderson
Charter Member
Flightsimstore got me sorted out, downloaded and installed.
Visited a couple favourite haunts, overall I like what they've done with the place.
Can only get better when the land classes become available.
Wish this was out years ago, would have saved many hours downloading freeware land textures, finding best tree colour matches, building textures, etc.
A big thumbs up.
I did spot a small anomaly while in Alaska in mountain shadow, some trees glow bright.
They look ok if circle around and view from different angle, no big deal, can't even say if was in stock setup.
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Visited a couple favourite haunts, overall I like what they've done with the place.
Can only get better when the land classes become available.
Wish this was out years ago, would have saved many hours downloading freeware land textures, finding best tree colour matches, building textures, etc.
A big thumbs up.
I did spot a small anomaly while in Alaska in mountain shadow, some trees glow bright.
They look ok if circle around and view from different angle, no big deal, can't even say if was in stock setup.
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I am not surprised that FTX would not wish to compete with NL 2000.
I think you misunderstand FTX Global.
It is not scenery, it is scenery textures and therefore requires no place in the
scenery library.
Photoscenery, as NL 2000 is, takes priority over generated scenery, it is therefore
not possible to merge FTX Global with NL 2000.
It is possible to place a photoscenery insert into generated scenery
but not vice versa.
I cannot imagine a circumstance in which generated scenery would give a more accurate
result than a photograph.